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Her stomach rumbled once again and Tryssaria reluctantly conceded defeat. She was hungry...no...she was starving and it was effecting her concentration on an important task. She needed to eat or she'd be sitting there all day fiddling with nothing.

Food was something that Trys secretly adored. The tastes and textures called out to her inner soul and it was the one thing she and her mother sort of agreed on. They had enjoyed a few of their nicest conversations over food and Trys had to admit that she missed those happy talks over a light wine or some of their cheese and bread plates.

She headed for the Engineering mess and sighed as she glanced around. She had gotten here at prime eating time and it seemed like most of the staff were here. No wonder it had been so quiet. She normally ate a heavy breakfast and worked through lunch but today she was going to have to fight the crowd. She could go to one of the other messes but it just took too long and there was food here. She could eat quickly and leave, right?

Ordering some soup and a half B.L.T, Trys looked for an empty table but there was only one without too many staff for her to brave it. A young engineer, like herself, Lieutenant Powell was sitting alone and seemed to have just started her meal. She had seen the girl around worked with her on occasion. Eating a meal would be sociable, right? She went over to the table and gave an awkward smile but couldn't get the words out.

WHY was it so HARD? She wasn't ugly, she was smart, she could do complex math equations in her head and speak telepathically! She was a competent individual, by the Deities! So why was a simple greeting and request so difficult?